Recent submissions recognized by the Chapter Recognition Committee (CRC)
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Congratulations to the following chapters:
Cascadia Chapter, Co-Sponsor Agreement
Description: The Cascadia Chapter's Co-Sponsor Agreement SOS outlines the roles/responsibilities and associated accountability for any programs sponsored with other organizations.
Cascadia Chapter, Internal Review
Description: The Cascadia Chapter designed internal review templates to ensures that the internal financial review process is consistent and key financial issues are addressed in a timely manner to maintain a financially sound chapter.
Cascadia Chapter, Business Interruption Plan
Description: The Cascadia Chapter business interruption plan is designed to help the board continue chapter operations in the event of the non-functionality of the business manager.
Central Iowa Chapter, Chapter Budget Planning
Description: The Central Iowa Chapter developed tools to assist with both budget planning and monthly financial reporting – with both processes becoming more efficient as a result of this linkage.
Chicagoland Chapter, Redesign of Chapter HRDI Program and Alignment with ASTD Competency Model
Description: The popularity of Chicagoland Chapter’s once successful Human Resource Development Institute (HRDI) began to diminish as the materials and content became outdated. The chapter felt that the value to attendees and the training community was still high. By working with local universities, the chapter redesigned the HRDI to a Workplace Learning and Performance Institute and aligned the program with the ASTD Competency Model.
Dallas Chapter, Balanced Scorecard/Chapter Goals
Description: To fulfill the CORE requirement to have an annual plan, the Dallas Chapter established goals in categories including: customer, financial, process, and learning and growth, comprising a chapter scorecard. The goals were published in the newsletter at the beginning of the year and mid-year, and the scorecard was reviewed at each leadership meeting.
Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter, Eastern Pennsylvania Store
Description: The Eastern Pennsylvania store (http://www.cafepress.com/astdeasternpa) allows the chapter to offer members logo merchandise specific to their chapter. There are no upfront costs, and the chapter chooses the percentage at which to markup items, and receives a monthly check for earned revenue. The store has proven to be a great way to increase chapter pride and visibility while adding revenue to the chapter.
Eastern Pennsylvania, Membership Drive
Description: The Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter’s vice president of marketing divided a list of national members in the area, and board officers invited them to a free networking event. The chapter offered a reduced membership fee ($10 off the regular fee) if the person joined the chapter the evening of the networking event and a reduced fee ($10 off the regular renewal fee) to renew chapter membership.
Eastern Pennsylvania, Knowledge Management
Description: The Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter’s Knowledge Management Initiative is designed to capture, document, organize, and publish the operational policies and procedures of the chapter. Standard operating procedures for each functional area and supporting area were created as an outcome of this process.
Greater Birmingham Chapter, Birmingham TechMixer EXPO 2008
Description: In an effort to recruit members in the technology industry, the Greater Birmingham Chapter had a booth where their VP of communication, VP of marketing, and President provided information to technology professionals about their chapter. The chapter emphasized the importance of communication in a professional environment and how their ASTD chapter provides workshops and programs on these subjects, as well as many other that will assist them in their professional career.
Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, Employee Learning Week
Description: The Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio chapters developed a joint effort to promote ELW, including an online forum and joint programming for chapter members. Participants received “ELW Toolkits” and gift bags from the chapters. The joint effort increased community awareness of ELW.
Houston, Volunteer Summit
Description: The Houston Chapter's Volunteer Summit is an annual event that helps to promote the value of the ASTD Houston Chapter through increased membership and volunteerism.
Kansas City Chapter, Annual Awards Banquet: Automating the Process
Description: The Kansas City Chapter created a nomination and evaluation process for the annual Best Practice Awards that can be completed entirely via the web and email distribution. Automating the process resulted in an increased number of award nominations, additional committee members volunteering to evaluate nominations, and a time savings of approximately three hours per committee member.
Midlands Chapter, Membership Survey
Description: The Midlands Chapter uses an electronic annual survey to find out about member satisfaction and collect data for planning chapter meetings and events. The chapter received a 60 percent response rate in 2007. To incent members, they place participants’ names in a drawing for a prize.
Midlands Chapter, Admit One Guest Pass
Description: The Midlands Chapter posted a “guest pass” on their website for prospective members to attend a free meeting. After meetings, the chapter follows up with prospects that use the passes and has experienced a 38 percent conversion rate of pass users becoming members.
Midlands Chapter, Formal Approach to a Geographic Interest Group (GIG) partnership
Description: The Midlands Chapter formed a GIG partnership with Low Country (Charleston, South Carolina area) to reach out to members who previously did not derive benefit from their local and/or national membership due to distance. The chapter’s vision is to provide local chapter benefits to their GIG until such time as they have sufficient membership to form their own ASTD chapter.
Midlands Chapter, Website Creation
Description: The ASTD Carolinas Chapter split into two in 2005, and the newly formed Midlands (SC) Chapter identified a need for an up-to-date website. Chapter board members networked with contacts from within and outside the chapter, hired a company, and worked with the vendor to make the chapter website an effective communication tool for the chapter's membership.
Nebraska, Comprehensive Support System for the CPLP
Description: The Nebraska Chapter developed a CPLP Support Program to help relieve member stress during the certification process. The CPLP Support Program has become a one-stop shop for all information related to certification and re-certification for members. The program offers a new incentive for chapter and national membership, and fresh opportunities for member involvement.
Nebraska, Programs- Request for Proposal
Description: The Nebraska Chapter strategically plans programs in advance with content that matches the ASTD competencies and as a result, gained credible speakers.
Nebraska, Running it Like a Business
Description: ASTD is no longer just a training organization, but a business that strategically supports workplace learning across the globe. In this SOS, ASTD Nebraska describes how they spent the last three years developing strategic goals, realigning for financial commitment, and tapping into their volunteer base through long-term strategic planning to be able to provide a stronger organization.
New Orleans, Membership Drive
Description: The New Orleans Chapter's board was committed to increasing the membership. They implemented a program where each national ASTD member that attended their monthly meeting was entered into a drawing for a 1 year membership.
San Antonio, Organizer for eLearning Lunch and Learn
Description: The San Antonio Chapter's eLearning Lunch & Learn programs provide a forum for learning and sharing knowledge of the use of technology in education and training.
Los Angeles, Special Interest Groups and Special Divisions
Puget Sound Chapter, Membership Drive
Puget Sound Chapter, Future of Training Conference
Las Vegas Chapter, Tribute to Learning Awards Program
Baton Rouge Chapter, Website Launch
Greater Atlanta Chapter, Website Redesign
Description: Greater Atlanta’s SOS described the redesign of their chapter web site. The key to implementing Atlanta's website redesign was the process utilized to reach the desired outcome, that the website is the first point-of-contact for members and visitors, and that making a great first impression continues to be their number one priority.
Greater Detroit Chapter, Chapter Scorecard
Description: Greater Detroit Chapter came up with a scorecard to address ongoing metrics of the chapter and to ease the CORE process. The scorecard was targeted to aid the board primarily in making decisions about how to run the chapter and ensure alignment with CORE requirements.
Nebraska Chapter, Red Carpet Affair: A PR and Recognition Event
Description: This SOS describes how ASTD Nebraska celebrates its 50th anniversary with an Award’s Banquet that honors their past, recognizes their present, and looks toward their future.
Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter, Build and Maintain Your Board on Solid Foundations
Alaska Chapter, The Book Talk Series
Lincoln Chapter, The Disney Keys to Excellence
San Diego Chapter, Membership Engagement
Nebraska Chapter, Board of Directors Wiki
Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter, Be Strategic: Hold a CEO Forum!